The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-08-12
THE PLAYS THE THING
TO STIR THE PULSES OF THE PEo-
PIE OF BOSTON.

TO STIR THE PULSES OF THE PEo
PIE OF BOSTON.
What You May Expect to Sec II You
Visit the Hub-The ReOpening Of the
Theaters-The Kind Of u Place Oleo
margarine Comes From.
BosToN, Aug. 10.
The city will take on new life next week.
To about two-thirds Of the Bostonians who
necessary as payday. The dramatic season
begins with a poor promise, minstrels and
Bryton's Forgiven being the only an
nouncements yet made. However, 1t 1.
known that Henry Irving will use
the stage for month before
Christmas, giving "Faust' during
the engagement, and later Wilson Barrett
will repeat his ''Clito," "Claudian," and
Hamlet
Before the Boston theater gives us IA
Run of Luck" it will tease the playgoer
with chips-Bariy y and Fay in "Irish Aris-
VON1dCy, youHk SudulIdu AL NlUs cJC.
Afterward the "Run" will be brought on,
and if it is at all worthy of the curiosity it
has excited and the expense of its produc-
tion, no other play will he wanted in that
theater in the coming season.
The Madison Square company will open
the season at the Park theater, leading of
with the last springs success, "Jim, the
Penman," and perhaps giving the poetical
elaine" trial. Agnes Booth and the
other stars of last seasons company will
appear. Charley Reed will afterward come
to the theater in "A Rag Baby" and we
shall later have a chance to learn why New
York is so fond of Helen Dauvray and her
+ company.
Edward E. Rice and the Hollis Street
theater are becoming one and inseparable
in the popular mind. A gorgeous revival
Of Rice's burlesque, 1.-THE Corsair, T" is to be
the opening card. It will be the usual
Rice combination Of pretty girls, glowing
scenery and catchy music. George Schil-
Ter, who is highly extolled as singing
comedian, will have a part in the front
row.
l made known some weeks ago the fact
that Charles Barron and Annie Clark might
be expected to return to the Museum stage
this year, and they are to he there, sure
enough. The Museum on opening night
will resemble family reunion with these
sfavorites the center Of attraction. The
SIuseum has a great number Of loyal pat
rons who think more Of sentiment than
fine art, and hold strongly to the maxim
that ''old friends are best.'
The Museum will strongly rival the Hol-
lis as headquarters for dudes if the man.
ager's negotiations result in securing Miss
Josie Hall for member of the company.
She and Miss Evesson will make a beauty
team that will exert strong drawing
power on Harvard freshmen. The regular
season will probably begin Aug. 30 with
''The Dominie's Daughter" which was
produced at Wallack's last season.
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The resurrection of an old favorite is the
most interesting forewarning at Boston's
''Bowery," the Howard Atheneum. Emily
Soldene, who used to draw the bald heads
to the front seats years ago, will play the
opening engagement with high-kicking
company.
The engagement of "Charley'' Reed to
take the part of "Old Sport in ''The Rag
Baby'' on the road next season excites
much interest here, for his fine work in
'Ruddygore" delighted those who had
previously known of him only as a negro
minstrel He made the best hit of the COM
pany. He feels little anxious over his
reception by the public who have laughed
over Frank Daniels grotesqus assumption
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he will do even better than Daniels. He
plot and will introduce several topical
songs. One song, "That's ALL" was given
him by Nat Goodwin, and was sung by the
latter in ''Little Jack Shepard"
Joseph Howarth, who only few years
ago was playing in minor parts at the Mu-
scum, is considered by many theater men
the most prominent young actor in Amer
lea. They look for a success by him COM
parable to that Of Booth. He will make a |
starring tour in the approaching season,
making his chief effort in ''Rosedale,''
which was once Lester Wallack's favorte |
melodrama. He will likewise attempt |
Hamlet, . Richard III'' and ''Richelieu.n |
Before the season closes these eminent ac- |
tors will appear in Boston: Edwin Booth,
Lawrence Barrett, Thomas Keene, Joseph |
Howarth, Irving and Barrett, and perhaps
Frederick Warde. Nat Goodwin will give
a new comedy, Robson and Crane ditto,
and Dixey brings back Adonis.
The Boston ball clubs poor work on the
present western trip isn't laid to "Charley
Horse as last time. It is 'record playing''
that beats the team now. The excuse is
only partially justified. The men do good
team work when they are allowed. But
specimen of the encouragement they get
from home is the savage criticism poured
upon Kelly because he stepped into the
pitchers box and nearly over
threw the mighty Detroit batters in
q recent game. The trouble was
that he ''monkeyed." What a disgrace it
was to Boston that one of its representa-
tives abroad should monkey The fact
that monkeying sometimes wins victory
doesn't count. An undignified victory is
worse than defeat, except that it affords